Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in El Salvador
El Salvador: Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area was 47.1 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in El Salvador, 2007–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in El Salvador stood at 47.1 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in El Salvador peaked at 54.05 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 47.1 1000 ha, in 2018.
El Salvador ranks 42nd of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 54.05 1000 ha | — |
| 2008 | 53.42 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 52.79 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 52.17 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 51.54 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 50.91 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 50.29 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 49.66 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 49.03 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 48.4 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 47.78 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 47.1 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 47.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 47.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 47.1 1000 ha is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 954 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 47.1 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 381.5 1000 ha, 12% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.42 1000 ha | 52.79 1000 ha | 54.05 1000 ha | 3 |
| 2010s | 49.4 1000 ha | 47.1 1000 ha | 52.17 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1 1000 ha | 47.1 1000 ha | 47.1 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 39 Puerto Rico 63.79 1000 ha compare
- 40 North Macedonia 60 1000 ha compare
- 41 Algeria 54 1000 ha compare
- 43 Nepal 35 1000 ha compare
- 44 New Caledonia 32.07 1000 ha compare
- 45 Norway 21 1000 ha compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in El Salvador?
- Perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area in El Salvador was 47.1 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 54.05 1000 ha in 2007.
- What is the lowest perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does El Salvador rank for perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area?
- El Salvador ranks 42nd out of 63 countries with data for 2024.
- Is perm. meadows & pastures - cultivated — area rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Perm. meadows & pastures - Cultivated — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.